Business Columns
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For many freelancers, contract work comes with daily dissesJun 10, 2018 1:00 am - In a past column about gossip, a manager asked how to deal with a subordinate employee upset about the abrupt firing of her contractor friend. I recommended explaining t...
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Feder: Illinois Broadcasters Hall of Fame honors Bill PlanteJun 08, 2018 1:00 am - The great Bill Plante, who covered five presidents as CBS News senior White House correspondent, was inducted Wednesday in the Illinois Broadcasters Association Hall of ...
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Feder: Justin Kaufmann joins Steve Cochran's morning showJun 06, 2018 1:00 am - In the wake of historic low ratings, Tribune Broadcasting news/talk WGN 720-AM is making changes to its talent lineup in mornings and evenings, Robert Feder writes. Just...
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Feder: Lisa Dent joins Big 95.5 as weekend hostJun 05, 2018 1:00 am - Lisa Dent is back! The former morning star of WUSN 99.5-FM, is joining WEBG 95.5-FM, the rival country station owned by iHeartMedia, as weekend personality, Robert Feder...
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You, too? Hopefully notJun 04, 2018 5:00 am - The good news may be that your small or mid-size business probably doesn't employ the celebrity names that could drag your company into the #MeToo sexual harassment head...
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Feder: WPWR changing channels June 11Jun 04, 2018 1:00 am - If you're still watching WPWR-Channel 50 with an over-the-air antenna, mark your calendar for June 11, Robert Feder writes. That's when the Fox-owned CW affiliate will b...
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Feder: Anchor David Roe leaving WBBM NewsradioMay 31, 2018 1:00 am - David Roe, the warm and authoritative voice in the night at Entercom all-news WBBM 780-AM/WCFS 105.9-FM, is calling it a day, Robert Feder writes. Roe, 66, is retiring F...
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Feder: Time Out Chicago cuts theater critic Kris VireMay 30, 2018 1:00 am - Kris Vire, a highly respected voice on the Chicago theater scene for more than a decade, has been cut by Time Out Chicago, Robert Feder writes. His position as senior ed...
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Do you need an IT soul mate?May 28, 2018 5:00 am - If you don't have an IT best friend - not necessarily the in-house specialist whose company job is to keep your business safe from cyber attack (and know how to respond ...
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The best career advice from this year's graduation speechesMay 27, 2018 1:10 am - This year's headline-grabbing commencement speeches have been high on thinly veiled critiques of the Trump administration and big on dire warnings about the state of Ame...